Albert Sykes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Shirebrook, England | ||
| Date of death | 1994 (aged 93–94) | ||
| Place of death | Rotherham, England | ||
| Playing position | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Maltby Victoria | ? | (?) |
| – | Maltby Main CW | ? | (?) |
| 1924–1926 | Birmingham | 1 | (0) |
| 1926–1928 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | (0) |
| 1928–1931 | Lincoln City | 42 | (1) |
| 1931–193x | Peterborough & Fletton United | ? | (?) |
| – | Luton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Grantham | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
E. Albert A. Sykes (29 September 1900 – 1994) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Lincoln City.[1]
Sykes was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.[1] A coal miner by trade, he played football for Maltby Victoria and Maltby Main Colliery Welfare before turning professional with First Division club Birmingham in August 1924.[2] He played only once for Birmingham's first team, standing in for George Liddell in a 3–2 defeat away to Burnley on 2 February 1925,[3] and joined Third Division South club Brighton & Hove Albion in May 1926.[2] Sykes played 16 league games in two seasons with Brighton before signing for Lincoln City in June 1928.[1] He remained with Lincoln for three seasons, playing 44 games in all competitions, of which 42 were in the Third Division North.[4] He finished off his playing career in non-league football with successively Peterborough & Fletton United, Luton Town and Grantham, where he played in most of the fixtures of the 1932–33 season.[5]
Sykes died in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in 1994.[1][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 253. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ Matthews, p. 167.
- ↑ "Albert Sykes". Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Albert Sykes". Grantham Town FC Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2009.